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mubarak or another system wrapping itself around religion or religious freedom. there's a lot of serious apprehension about this document. how to get -- saying let us start to go about amending that charter which is -- can just give you indication of how -- here is cons take city talks adopted today inviting opposition to start identifying areas where we can agree how to amend that constitution. >> ifill: the opposition has lost every battle that it has had against the president since he took over last june, are you two fractured, do you owe pose him? >> we have been fractured in the past. don't forget that after the uprising, after the revolution, the brotherhood has been underground for 780 years, it has been reaching out to the grass roots providing social services. they have excellent connection with average joe, if you like. opposition has been six months old. has been established in the last few months has been fractured. right now i think only in last month we had been getting together, establishing a united front. i think we're moving -- gaining ground ri
mubarak or another system wrapping itself around religion or religious freedom. there's a lot of serious apprehension about this document. how to get -- saying let us start to go about amending that charter which is -- can just give you indication of how -- here is cons take city talks adopted today inviting opposition to start identifying areas where we can agree how to amend that constitution. >> ifill: the opposition has lost every battle that it has had against the president since he...
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on "religious and ethnics news weekly. " >> ifill: a version of this story aired on the pbs program "religion and ethics newsweekly." fred's reporting is a partnership with the under-told stories project at saint mary's university in minnesota. >> ifill: and to another part of asia, china, where citizens are increasingly fed up with reports of corruption and lack of accountability. john sparks of independent television news filed this report on an unlikely group of government critics in shandong province, south of beijing. >> it's at the center of everything. he'd come to hear a story about corruption in china and the people who wanted to talk to us were policemen, members of one of the most powerful institutions in the land. we were picked up by two officers and whisked away in their squad car. we'd been complaining about our police chief, he is corrupt but the government has done nothing to investigate him, ignored the complaint of several hundred officers." >> they say their boss has cheated them out of millions of pounds in a property deal, and they want to expose the whole affair. "we wa
on "religious and ethnics news weekly. " >> ifill: a version of this story aired on the pbs program "religion and ethics newsweekly." fred's reporting is a partnership with the under-told stories project at saint mary's university in minnesota. >> ifill: and to another part of asia, china, where citizens are increasingly fed up with reports of corruption and lack of accountability. john sparks of independent television news filed this report on an unlikely group...
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." >> it defies a lot of the basic human value we live by, like freedom of religion, freedom of expression, independence of the judiciary. so i'm not sure that this is the way forward. one of the most dangerous parts in that constitution, that it opened the door for many controversial school of religious thoughts to seep through the legislative process and undermine the authority of the judiciary. >> warner: the constitution was approved by 64% of the national vote, but only a third of eligible voters had turned out. and in major cities like cairo, majorities voted "no." this morning, those divisions were still apparent in cairo. >> ( translated ): it will certainly lead to stability. we can now begin to move forward. investment can begin to come into egypt. what more do people want? >> ( translated ): we are very sad and we never wanted the situation to be this way. we never wanted just one political group to rule. we wanted there to be unity. >> warner: for now, legislative power rests with the country's upper house of parliament, which is dominated by islamists. it was seated today. >>
." >> it defies a lot of the basic human value we live by, like freedom of religion, freedom of expression, independence of the judiciary. so i'm not sure that this is the way forward. one of the most dangerous parts in that constitution, that it opened the door for many controversial school of religious thoughts to seep through the legislative process and undermine the authority of the judiciary. >> warner: the constitution was approved by 64% of the national vote, but only a...
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well, i think the sense of powerlessness on women in india is something that goes across cast and religion t is widespread. there is frustration about it. as julie said there is a deep vein of frustration in the country. and i think that is what we are seeing, this this one case has sparked off, you know, this citizen's protest didn't come out of nowhere. it's not a new issue. there have been sexual violence against women in india for many, many decades. but i think the sense ever a new feeling of kind of liberation about being able to take to the streets and say something about it is why we are seeing so much action right now. >> when a woman overcomes her own misgivings, pressure from her own family, and actually goes to the police, what happens? are the accusations investigated? are the accused tried? >> well this is one of the bigger problems, ray. because first of all it has to be said that the vast majority of the rapes are not reported in india as all over the world. but especially in india because it is a huge that would. there is a cultural no-no against it. it can ruin your life,
well, i think the sense of powerlessness on women in india is something that goes across cast and religion t is widespread. there is frustration about it. as julie said there is a deep vein of frustration in the country. and i think that is what we are seeing, this this one case has sparked off, you know, this citizen's protest didn't come out of nowhere. it's not a new issue. there have been sexual violence against women in india for many, many decades. but i think the sense ever a new feeling...